Charleston magazine Society blog

The City Gallery at Waterfront Park was the place to be last Thursday evening for the Center for Women’s seventh annual “It’s in the Bag” purse auction and reception. The gallery space was packed with guests perusing the handbags which were aligned against the wall like works of art on display for bidding and viewing pleasure. They even had volunteer security guards watching over these precious gems. This was serious business. Bids started at $75 with a few selling for more than $300.
 

This year’s designers were truly a talented bunch. Bag styles ranged from flirty to sophisticated and everything in between. Some of the standouts of the night were Charleston style editor Ayoka Lucas and Charleston Fashion Week emerging designer Foster Fox’s “Charleston Fashion Week Day Clutch”, Rick Jerue’s “America 2009″, and Candace Romeo’s “Little Miss Fabulous” which by the way, I walked away with.  I love my new bag!

As I am a huge tennis fan, a couple of my personal favorites were the two Family Circle Cup purses signed by Maria Sharapova and Venus and Serena Williams. The most talked about design of the night was Karen & Bob Siegel’s “The War As We Saw It.” This mini briefcase with a large image of George W. Bush and covered with the faces of fallen soldiers went for $300.

There were quite a few bidding wars, but overall it was a fun, fabulous, and feminine fundraiser which will support the center’s core services, which include counseling, support groups, and educational and informational programs.

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